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Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Description
The compelling and insightful account of a New York Times reporter's abduction by the Taliban, and his wife's struggle to free him.
Invited to an interview by a Taliban commander, New York Times reporter David Rohde and two Afghan colleagues were kidnapped in November 2008 and spirited to the tribal areas of Pakistan. For the next seven months, they lived in an alternate reality, ruled by jihadists, in which paranoia, conspiracy...
Invited to an interview by a Taliban commander, New York Times reporter David Rohde and two Afghan colleagues were kidnapped in November 2008 and spirited to the tribal areas of Pakistan. For the next seven months, they lived in an alternate reality, ruled by jihadists, in which paranoia, conspiracy...
Author
Language
English
Description
Follow along a Navy SEAL's firsthand account of American heroism during a secret military operation in Afghanistan in this true story of survival and difficult choices.
On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold surrounded by a small...
On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold surrounded by a small...
4) Run to the sound of the guns: the true story of an American Ranger at war in Afghanistan and Iraq
Author
Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A riveting story of American fighting men, Outlaw Platoon is Lieutenant Sean Parnell's stunning personal account of the legendary U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division's heroic stand in the mountains of Afghanistan.
Acclaimed for its vivid, poignant, and honest recreation of sixteen brutal months of nearly continuous battle in the deadly Hindu Kesh, Outlaw Platoon is a Band of Brothers or We Were Soldiers Once and Young for the early 21st century-an...
10) Never quit: from Alaskan wilderness rescues to Afghanistan firefights as an Elite Special Ops PJ
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
16) Horse soldiers: the extraordinary story of a band of US soldiers who rode to victory in Afghanistan
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2009
Language
English
Description
Drawing on in-country observations and exclusive interviews, Stanton delivers the jaw-dropping tale of how 12 top-secret commandos slip into Afghanistan, kill Al Qaeda fighters, and topple the Taliban.
17) Muse of fire
Publisher
National Endowment for the Arts
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
"A documentary on the National Endowment for the Arts project Operation Homecoming: writing the wartime experience."--Container.
Author
Publisher
[Leo Jenkins]
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A look inside the life of an Army Ranger medic. This is a true account of what it takes to become and operate as a special operations medic during the height of the global war on terrorism including the search and rescue operation for the US Navy Seals that were compromised in the mountains of Afghanistan during operation Redwings. This is a respectful look into the reality of war and the impact it has on the individuals that have fought for the brothers...
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